August 11, 2012
Ryan vs. Ayn R.
By now everyone knows that Mitt Romney’s new running mate, Paul Ryan, is a big fan of Ayn Rand. But would Ayn Rand have been a big fan of Paul…
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August 10, 2012
Moral Authority: Who Needs It?
I have claimed in a number of my recent posts that libertarians have failed to recognize the potential for authoritarianism in their refusal to submit their property claims to the…
August 08, 2012
Look Out Rothbardians!
…there’s an Anti-Rothbard Cult out to get you! Tom Woods knows who they are. But he’s not telling. So stay vigilant at all times! You never know. One of them…
August 03, 2012
The Later Rawls’s Critique of Libertarianism
John Rawls was a critic of libertarianism. This much is well known. What is less well known is Rawls’s criticism of libertarianism in Political Liberalism (which I’m rereading in preparation…
August 02, 2012
Forgotten Libertarians of American History
The great historian of classical liberalism, Steve Davies, has an excellent new podcast on “Forgotten Libertarians of American History” (podcast and a somewhat garbled transcript available through the link). Davies…
July 30, 2012
When Spontaneous Orders Attack, Part 5
David Gordon contributes to the C4SS spontaneous order symposium. A reply from me to all three commentators will follow, probably at the end of the week.